// Copyright 2022 Jeroen van Nugteren

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#ifndef DM_SERIALIZER_HH
#define DM_SERIALIZER_HH

#include "rat/common/node.hh"
#include "rat/common/serializer.hh"

#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>

// code specific to Rat
namespace rat{namespace dm{

	// shared pointer definition
	typedef std::shared_ptr<class Serializer> ShSerializerPr;

	// use a class for storage
	class Serializer: virtual public rat::cmn::Serializer{
		public:
			// constructor
			Serializer();
			Serializer(const boost::filesystem::path &fname);

			// factory
			static ShSerializerPr create();
			static ShSerializerPr create(const boost::filesystem::path &fname);

			// registry
			virtual void register_constructors() override;

			// instantiate conductor from file
			template<typename T> static std::shared_ptr<T> create(const boost::filesystem::path &fname);
	};

	// instantiate conductor from file
	template<typename T> std::shared_ptr<T> Serializer::create(const boost::filesystem::path &fname){
		ShSerializerPr slzr = Serializer::create(fname);
		return slzr->construct_tree<T>();
	}

}}

#endif